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*The headquarters of National Security Guards
Ans : New Delhi
*NSG has two complementary elements in the form of the Special Action Group (SAG) and Special Ranger Groups (SRG).
*Special Rangers Group provides security for high risk WIPs in India.
*Special Action Group is the strike force in anti terrorist and anti-hijack operations supported by SRG.
Special Protection Group
*Special Protection Group (SPG) is the executive protection agency of the Government of India.
*S.P.G. was established in
Ans : 1985 (after the assassination of Indira Gandhi)
*SPG is responsible for the protection of the Prime Minister as well as the members of his family.
*The headquarters of Special Protection Group
Ans : New Delhi
*The motto of Special Protection Group
Ans : Bravery, Dedication, Security
Terrorist Organizations
Organization Based in
*ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) -Iraq and Syria
*Boko Haram -Nigeria
*Al-Shabaab -Somalia
*Hezbollah-Lebanon
*Hamas -Palestine
AFSPA
*Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces in disturbed areas.
*AFSPA was passed on - 11thSeptember 1958 Civil Rights Activist from Manipur,
*The Activist who has been on hunger strike against AFSPA since 2000
Ans : Irom Cbanu Sharmila
*Irom Sharmila ended her 16 year fast on
Ans : 2016 August 9
Operation Three Star
*First foreigner to be executed in Independent India
Ans : Ajmal Kasab
*Pakistani who was executed in connection with Mumbai attacks.
Ans : Ajmal Kasab
*Name of the operation through which Ajmal Kasab was executed.
Ans : Operation X (Yerwada Jail, Pune) (21st November 2012)
*Name the operation through which Afzal Guru the main convict in 2001 parliament attack case, was executed.
Ans : Operation Three Star at Tihar Jail on 9th February 2013
INDIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES
Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
*RAW is the primary external intelligence agency of India.
*RAW was formed in
Ans : September 1968
*The first director of RAW
Ans : Rameshwar Nath Kao
*Headquarters of RAW
Ans : New Delhi
*The primary function of RAW is collection of external intelligence and counter terrorism.
New Info
*Newly appointed head of RAW
Ans : Anil Dhasmana
Intelligence Bureau (IB)
*IB is India’s internal Intelligence Agency and reputedly the world’s oldest intelligence agency.
*IB was created on
Ans : 23rd December 1887
*Headquarters of IB
Ans : New Delhi
*Newly appointed head of IB
Ans : Rajiv Jain
*First Director of Intelligence Bureau
Ans : T.G. Sanjeevi Pillai
*Intelligence Bureau was recasted as the Central Intelligence Bureau in 1947 under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
*First Malayalee to become director of Intelligence Bureau is - M.K. Narayanan
*The objective of Intelligence Bureau is to collect secret information relating to country’s security.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
*CBI is the foremost investigating police agency in India
*CBI is the representing agency for the Interpol in India.
*The headquarters of CBI is in
Ans : New Delhi
*CBI was established in 1941 as the Special Police Establishment (SPE)
*SPE was renamed as CBI on
Ans : 1st April 1963
*The first director of CBI
Ans : D.P. Kohli
*CBI Academy is situated at
Ans : Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
*Newly appointed Director of CBI
Ans : Alok Kumar Verma
Motto
*Motto of CBI is
Ans : 'Industry Impartiality and Integrity'.
